This December, Phish returns to Madison Square Garden in New York, NY for a four-show New Year’s Run to close out 2012. The band has played twenty-three shows to date at Madison Square Garden. For the first time ever, the floor at these four MSG shows will be general admission.An online ticket request period is… Continue reading Phish Announces 4 Night New Years Run @ Madison Square Garden
Treasure Island is a weird place. Named after the Robert Louis Stevenson book, Treasure Island was constructed (yes, constructed) in the 1930s as an airport. When that idea was scrapped, it was converted into a location to hold California’s world’s fair in 1939-1940. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, the island was converted… Continue reading Grateful Web's 2012 Treasure Island Music Festival Preview
Ben Harper has teamed with renowned harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite to create Get Up!, a piercing song-cycle of struggle and heart, slated for release by Stax Records/Concord Music Group on January 29th, 2013. Recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Harper, Get Up!, is his 12th studio album and first new recording since 2011’s Give… Continue reading Get Up! for the new album from Ben Harper with Charlie Musselwhite
Dead.net is dipping into that Golden Decade of the ’70s one mo’ time as we unveil Dave’s Picks Volume 4: College of William & Mary, 9/24/76. That’s right, rabid collectors — you read that date correctly. We have located the uncirculated soundboard master reels of this highly regarded show and are pleased as (psychedelic) punch… Continue reading Grateful Dead Announce Dave's Picks Volume 4
Winner of four Blues Music Awards and a Grammy Award for “Best Blues Album” the Tedeschi Trucks Band will headline the inaugural Sunshine Blues Festival in Florida, playing three dates in the state. Featuring two stages of live bands, the Festival will make its debut at Centennial Park in Fort Myers, Friday, January 18, 2013,… Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band Headline Inaugural Sunshine Blues Festival
Creedence Clearwater Revival is arguably the definitive American rock band. Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area and borrowing heavily from the musical traditions of the Deep South, the gritty and powerful foursome served up a potent stew that appealed to a broad audience not just in the States but around the world. Their creative… Continue reading 'Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival' 3-CD Set Coming Soon
Trudging into the Independent on yet another cold, appropriately misty San Francisco night, I was quite honestly exhausted and wishing I was in my bed. While I had been wholly captivated by Father John Misty at Outside Lands last month…my bed was so warm. However, I made the adult decision to stay and enjoy the… Continue reading Father John Misty | Independent | San Francisco, CA | 9/26/12
My god, can you believe it’s already October? Fall plants are starting to fruit, the weather is getting slightly cooler, the nights seem fresher. And if you’re a bluegrass fan, you probably know what else that means – Yonder Mountain String Band‘s Harvest Music Festival is nearing. This year’s lineup has seen a few drop-outs,… Continue reading Grateful Web's 2012 Harvest Music Festival Preview
With their recent explosion on the jamband music scene, a cross-country tour and musicians lining up to play with them, The Werks keyboardist Norman Dimitrouleas could easily go the route of other rock stars and become inaccessible and cocky. But spend five minutes with him and you’ll feel like his best friend. I recently had… Continue reading Grateful Web Interview w/ The Werks Keyboardist, Norman Dimitrouleas
I was beginning to worry about the health of rock and roll. I grew up on mid-late 70s rock. At that time rock was the music, [along with disco,] that was really the ‘pop’ of the day. A lack of Internet and MTV surely helped assist this reality. My reality, anyway. I lived in a… Continue reading The Congress Live @ The Clementine | Harrisonburg, VA | Review
